Infant&#39;s folding bath stand and dressing table



March 15, 1949. c. T. DE' PUY ET Al. 2,464,674 7 INFANTS FOLDING BATHSTAND AND DRESSING TABLE Filed April 22, 1946 '2 Sheets-Sheet 1 IN VEN TORS A TTORNE Y March 15, 1949,

C. T. DE PUY ET AL INFANTS FOLDING BATH STAND AND DRESSING TABLE Filed April 22, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Char/e5 TOePuy MY/fam C. 50x zer INVENTORS Wm ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 15, 1949 INFANTS FOLDING BATH STAND AND DRESSING TABLE Charles T. De Puy, Brighton, and William C. Baxter, Rochester, N. Y., assignors to Trimble Nurseryland Furniture, Inc., Rochester, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application April 22, 1946, Serial No. 664,130

Claims.

This invention relates to an infant's foldin bath stand and dressing table, with particular reference to the general type of construction including a collapsible cross-legged frame with a tub supported between the leg-frames and a dressing table pivotally mounted thereon, and has for its purpose to afford an improved con-' struction of article-supporting rod for holding a hose, towels, and the like.

In structures of this type, the front leg-frame is usually provided with a towel and hose supporting rod pivotally mounted in front of the tub for convenient use by the mother or nurse and adapted to be folded upwardly when not in use and the stand is to be collapsed, and it is a particular object of the invention to provide a more simple and practical towel rod construction, the operation and functioning of which is permanently assured after it is once assembled.

The invention is especially adaptable to a leg-frame of sheet metal construction in which each leg is of U-shaped cross-section with the open parts of the channels of the two legs of the frame facing inwardly toward each other, and it has for a more particular object to afford a construction of towel and hose rod that has definite advantages with such a metal leg-frame structure and permits of forming the towel rod from a single piece of wire and readily attaching it to the leg-frame in such a way that it is securely held and its movement to operating position is limited solely by a contacting relationship between parts of the towel rod and the legs.

To these and other ends, the invention consists in the construction and arrangement of parts that will appear clearly from the following description when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, the novel features being pointed out in the claims following the specification. I

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a view in end elevation of an infants folding bath stand and dressing table showing the application of a preferred embodiment of the invention with the towel and hose rod in operating position;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same;

Fig. 3 is a plan view, partially broken away, of the towel and hose rod removed;

Fig. 4 is a view in end elevation of the towel and hose rod removed;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail view in end elevation showing the same relation of the articlesupporting rod and. leg as in Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail view in front elevation showing the same relation of the articlesupporting rod and leg as in Fig. 2, and I Fig. 7 is an enlarged detail sectional View on line 'l---'! of Fig. 5 looking in-the direction indicated.

Referring more particularly to the drawings in which like reference numerals refer to the same parts throughout the several views, I and 2 designate the legs and 3 the top rail of the front leg-frame, while 4 and 5 designate the legs and 6 the top rail of the rear leg-frame, between which leg-frames is supported the flexible tub 1, while 8 designates a dressing table pivoted at the top of the rear leg-frame through the instrumentality of hinge plates 9. l0 designates spacing blocks attached to the dressing table 8 and resting on the top rail 3 of the front leg-frame when the table is in horizontal operative position. The table is adapted to be swung to an upright position, such movement being limited by the screen II and screen frame [2, that is pivoted to the rear leg-frame, while l3 designates an actuating rod pivotally connected to an extension on one of the hinge plates 9 and to an operating treadle I4 pivotally mounted near the bottom of one of the legs, for moving the dressing table from its upright to lowered position. The dressing table is held in either upright or horizontal positions by a spring l5 secured at its upper end to a hook l6 carried by the hinge plate 9 and at its lower end to a fastening device I! on the adjacent leg, and when the leg-frames are folded together, the table can be swung downwardly in front of the tub and leg-frames.

The parts thus far described constitute the subject matter of copending application Ser. No. 664,129, filed April 22, 1946, and the invention of the instant application has to do specifically with the structure of the towel and hose rod that is pivotally supported on the front legs I and 2.

The leg-frames are pivotally connected at l8 for collapsing when the stand is to be folded, and the front legs I and 2 are formed of sheet metal of U-shaped or channel cross-section, the top rail 3 being preferably integral with the legs I and 2, and the open sides of the channels of the legs facing inwardly toward each other.

With such a metal leg construction, it is desirable to provide a towel and hose rod that can be easily assembled and is permanently secure-d, is held in its operative position by positive engagement between portions of the rod and the legs, and is readily foldable upwardly out of the way when the stand is to be collapsed. In order to accomplish these purposes, there is employed a towel and hose rod comprising a longitudinal portion 19 that extends between the legs and when in operative position is located in advance of the tub I and the legs I and 2 for conveniently holding a spray or filling hose, towels, clothing, or other articles.

At the ends of the longitudinal portion l9, the article-supporting rod includes transverse portions 20 that extend crosswise of the channels of the legs when the rod is in operating position, as

in Figs. 1 and 5. One of the transverse portions 20 is provided with an open loop portion 2| to receive one connection 22 of a hose 23, the other connection 24 of the hose being held by a similar open loop portion 25 formed in the longitudinal portion 19 of the rod, and it will be understood that the hose 23 is removed from the supporting loops 2i and 25 when it is desired to fill the tub or to spray the infant in the tub, the connection 22 of the hose being suitably attached to a faucet while the connection 24 may be in the form of a spray nozzle. When the hose is not in use, it is held by the supporting loops 2! and 25 in the manner illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2.

At the rear of the transverse portions 20, the article-supportin rod is provided with stop portions 26 that extend parallel to and behind the rear faces of the legs I and 2 and engage said rear faces of the legs to limit forward movement of the rod when it is swung downwardly to its operating position, as in Figs. 1 and 5. The stop portions 26 terminate in downwardly extending connecting portions 21 at the lower ends of which are the inwardly projecting terminal portions 28 that engage suitable openings provided for the purpose in the outer side faces of the legs I and 2 and project into the aforesaid channels.

The towel rod which is formed of wire suitable for the purpose is of sufiicient flexibility to permit the connectin portions 2! to be sprung outwardly beyond the outer side faces of the legs until the terminal portions 2% can be inserted in the openings in the legs, and the rod is then securely held on the legs by the spring action of the terminal portions 28 engaging from the outer side faces of the legs inwardly, the connecting portions 27 extending thence upwardly along the outer side faces, across the rear faces of the legs, and thence forwardly across the channels of the legs.

When the stand is folded, the towel rod can be swun upwardly, pivotin on the terminal portions 28 until its longitudinal portion l9 and the hose are arranged in the plane of the legs I and 2, and against the flexible tub. This permits the dressing table to be swung downwardly in front of the collapsed leg-frames and towel rod and to hold the front and rear leg-frames in collapsed relation. When the stand is opened for use, the towel rod will drop downwardly to its operative position, such movement being determined and limited by the stop portions 26 which engage the rear faces of the front legs and hold the towel rod positively against further movement.

While the invention has been described in connection with the structure shown, it is not confined to the exact details disclosed herein, and this application is intended to cover such modifications or departures as may come within the purposes of the improvement and the scope of the following claims.

We claim:

I. An attachment for a foldin cross-legged bath stand including metal front legs of U-shaped cross-section with the open side of the channels facing inwardly toward each other, comprising an article-holding rod extending between said legs and including terminal portions pivotally supported on the outer side faces of the legs and projecting into said channels, the rod including stop portions parallel to and spaced from the terminal portions and extending behind and engaging the rear faces of the legs when in operating position.

2. An attachment for a folding cross-legged bath stand including front legs, comprising an article-holding rod pivotally supported thereon including a longitudinal portion and transverse portions arranged between said front legs, stop portions extending laterally behind and engaging the rear faces of said front legs when in operating position, and terminal portions parallel to and spaced from the stop portions and pivotally engaging openings in the outer side faces of the legs.

3. An attachment for a folding cross-legged bath stand includin front legs, comprising an article-holding rod pivotally supported thereon including a longitudinal portion extending between the legs, transverse portions extending rearwardly from the longitudinal portion and cross-wise of the legs when in operating position, stop portions extendin laterally from the rear ends of the transverse portions behind and enaging the rear faces of the legs when in operating position, supporting portions extending downwardly from the outer ends of the stop portions, and inwardly projecting terminal portions at the ends of the supporting portions parallel to and spaced from the stop portions and engaging openings in the outer side faces of the legs.

4. An attachment for a folding cross-legged bath stand including metal front legs of u -shaped cross-section with the open sides of the channels facing inwardly toward each other, comprising an article-holding rod pivotally supported thereon and comprising a longitudinal portion and transverse portions arranged between the legs, the transverse portions extending across said channels, stop portions extending laterally behind and engaging the rear faces of the legs when in operating position, and terminal portions parallel to and spaced from the stop portions and pivotally engaging openings in the outer side faces of the legs and projecting into said channels.

5. An attachment for a folding cross-legged bath stand including metal front legs of U-shaped cross-section with the open sides of the channels facing inwardly toward each other, comprising an article-holding rod pivotally supported thereon and including a longitudinal portion extending between the,legs,'transverse portions extending rearwardly from the longitudinal portion crosswise of said channels when in operating position, stop portions extending laterally from the rear ends of the transverse portions behind and engaging the rear faces of the legs when in operating position, supporting portions extending downwardly from the outer ends of the step portions, and inwardly projecting terminal portions at the ends of the supporting portions parallel to and spaced from the stop portions and engaging openings in the outer side faces of the legs and projecting into said channels.

. CHARLES T. DE PUY.

WILLIAM C. BAXTER.

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